Citizen Made is one of the 10 startups pitching onstage at PITCH NYC Conference & Competition – get your $300 conference pass to join hundreds of men and women on November 14. By Bryn McCoy (Co-Founder & CTO, Citizen Made) Citizen Made sprang to life...
Seeds is raising funds to make “Farmville meets Kiva” a reality. By Rachel Cook (Founder & CEO, Seeds) Spending a night in a Nairobi prison helped me understand Kenya’s need for microlending better than ever. While sitting inside a cab doing nothing at...
The Everpurse charges an iPhone while it’s in your purse. By Amy-Willard Cross (Editor, Vitamin W) Phone batteries die during the day. Carrying around chargers and cords is a drag. So a Chicago entrepreneur has come up with a solution: a purse that’s also a...
Only 1% of high-tech startups in Silicon Valley are run by African-Americans. The number of women is less than 10%. The NewME minority accelerator is trying to change the face of the industry by encouraging, mentoring and training women and minorities to test their...
Chicago’s locally-owned small-sized retailers now have an affordable platform to sell personalized products. By Sandra Guy (Reporter, Chicago Sun-Times) Chicago tech entrepreneur Rachel A. Brooks honed her customization-software idea in a reality-TV-like setting: In a...